Jasper Pääkkönen
Jasper Pääkkönen (born July 15, 1980) is a Finnish actor and entrepreneur. Pääkkönen became famous in Finland playing Saku Salin in the Finnish television soap opera Salatut elämät (1999–2002) and have since then starred in many #1 Finnish box office hits, including Bad Boys (2003), Matti: Hell Is for Heroes (2006) and Lapland Odyssey (2010).
He made his international breakthrough role in historical drama television series Vikings (2015-2020) as Halfdan the Black. In March 2019, it was reported that Pääkkönen had been attached to Spike Lee's Netflix original film Da 5 Bloods. A week later, it was announced that Pääkkönen had also landed a major role in the upcoming Black Tower series based on the novels by Stephen King, but the series was subsequently cancelled in early 2020.
Acting
Movie
BlacKkKlansman
as Felix Kendrickson
2018
TV
Vikings
as Halfdan the Black
2013
Movie
Da 5 Bloods
as Seppo Havelin
2020
Movie
Lapland Odyssey
as Kapu
2010
Movie
Attack on Finland
as Markus Tanner
2021
Movie
Heart of a Lion
as Harri
2013
Movie
Frozen Land
as Niko Smolander
2005
Movie
Hellsinki
as Korppu
2009
Movie
Bad Boys: A True Story
as Eero Takkunen
2003
Movie
Naked Harbour
as Anders
2012
Movie
Addiction
as Aleksi
2004
Movie
Matti: Hell Is for Heroes
as Matti
2006
Movie
Vares: Private Eye
as Jarmo
2004
Movie
V2: Dead Angel
as Dan 'Dante Hell' Hellman
2007
Movie
Vares: Garter Snake
as Kyypakkaus
2011
Movie
Vares: The Girls of April
as Kyypakkaus
2011
Movie
Vares: The Kiss of Evil
as Kyypakkaus
2011
Movie
Vares: Gambling Chip
as Kyypakkaus
2012
Movie
The Subtenant
as Kikke
2008
TV
Secret Lives
as Saku Salin
1999
Movie
Vares: Tango of Darkness
as Kyypakkaus
2012
Movie
Vares: The Sheriff
as Kyypakkaus
2015
Movie
Moomins and the Comet Chase
as Muumi (voice)
2010
Movie
The Unhanged
2023